In unanimous fashion, the University of Texas System’s Board of Regents named interim university president Jay Hartzell as the sole candidate to replace former president Greg Fenves.
Hartzell has served in the interim role for the Texas Longhorns’ flagship campus since April, when Fenves stepped down after five year for a similar role up north at Emory University.
“Jay Hartzell has performed admirably since being named interim president. The regents, chancellor and I have received countless votes of confidence in his abilities from faculty, staff, students and the Longhorn nation. We will look forward to additional input from the committee on all the ways we can support Dr.